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  • Taste and See comes to McConnell

    The Robert J. Dole Community Center will soon house a new restaurant in place of Deb's Café, which was closed and torn down in 2012.Taste and See, a restaurant in downtown Wichita, Kan., partnered with McConnell AFB to open a new location on base in early February."We're excited about them coming

  • McConnell Tax Center opening Jan 29

    Tax season has begun and the McConnell Tax Center is here to help. The Tax Center will open its doors on Jan. 29 and help you file your 2013 Federal Income and State Tax Returns for free. Active Duty, dependents, retirees, and Air Force civilians are all eligible.The Tax Center is located in the

  • CMSAF makes holiday calls to deployed Airmen, their families

    When he received the phone call, he said he wasn't sure if it was real or if it was someone from his home station playing a prank.Senior Airman Bryan Knehr, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing command post controller along with Senior Airman Ryan Hanlon, 376th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron

  • McConnell Airmen assist crash victims

    Four McConnell Airmen acted as first responders during a motorcycle accident on the west side of Pawnee near Webb, Dec. 16, 2013. The two-motorcycle accident happened at approximately 5 p.m. that day, just as the Airmen were on their commute home. "We were in our car, waiting at a stop light when I

  • Operation Santa brings holiday cheer to local children

    The 349th Air Refueling Squadron "Bandits" took 18 children on a tour of the base Dec. 20, during the annual Operation Santa event.The 349th teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters Wichita to show the children different parts of the base, including a military working dog demonstration, an

  • 22nd ARW commander hosts force shaping town halls

    Col. Joel Jackson, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, hosted four town hall meetings to discuss some of the details of upcoming Air Force force shaping measures on Dec. 18 and 19.He provided information to and answered questions from Airmen and civilians at the meetings about the various programs

  • McConnell cookie drive delivers holiday cheer

    Members of Team McConnell and the local community donated thousands of cookies during an annual holiday cookie drive, all of which were boxed up and delivered to the residents of the unaccompanied housing on Dec. 11.Volunteers throughout the base put together the boxes while first sergeants and

  • “SAFE-n-SOUND All Year Round”

    Last year, Air Mobility Command did not lose any Airmen during the holiday period.To prepare for the upcoming holiday season, AMC has released the "SAFE-n-SOUND, All Year Round" Campaign to run from Nov. 22 through Jan. 25, 2014."It is imperative we do all we can to help our Airmen make educated

  • Boeing KC-46A Simulator Demonstration Trailer hits McConnell

    McConnell AFB hosted the Boeing KC-46A Simulator Demonstration Trailer Nov. 14 2013.The trailer featured a simulation of the aircraft's cockpit and the new boom operator area."The purpose of the simulator was to show the entire wing what the future of McConnell is going to look like," said Col.